U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.11% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the gained 0.11%, while the index lost 0.41%, and the index fell 1.38%.

The best performers of the session on the were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.16% or 0.83 points to trade at 39.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) added 1.36% or 3.27 points to end at 243.14 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:) was up 1.27% or 2.25 points to 179.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:), which fell 1.84% or 1.62 points to trade at 86.39 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 1.39% or 1.83 points to end at 130.03 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) was down 1.03% or 3.57 points to 341.94.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:) which rose 4.47% to 84.33, VF Corporation (NYSE:) which was up 4.16% to settle at 27.16 and Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:) which gained 4.16% to close at 48.45.

The worst performers were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 11.41% to 109.10 in late trade, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 9.50% to settle at 180.17 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was down 7.14% to 141.21 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Elys Game Technology Corp (NASDAQ:) which rose 111.91% to 0.37, Lightjump Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which was up 98.95% to settle at 19.00 and Quotient Ltd (NASDAQ:) which gained 94.74% to close at 0.37.

The worst performers were Tuesday Morning Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 46.12% to 0.83 in late trade, Mingzhu Logistics Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 44.57% to settle at 0.97 and Lion Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 36.45% to 0.68 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1694 to 1396 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2533 fell and 1238 advanced, while 101 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.41% or 14.05 to 109.10. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.36% or 3.27 to 243.14. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.39% or 1.83 to 130.03. Shares in Tuesday Morning Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 46.12% or 0.71 to 0.83. Shares in Lightjump Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 98.95% or 9.45 to 19.00. Shares in Mingzhu Logistics Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 44.57% or 0.78 to 0.97. Shares in Lion Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 36.45% or 0.39 to 0.68.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.74% to 21.65.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.98% or 17.60 to $1,821.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.16% or 0.13 to hit $79.69 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.41% or 0.35 to trade at $84.85 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.49% to 133.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 103.89.